Psyco de Mayo, Super Luna Ride

Cinco de Mayo is often celebrated in bars, with people donning red, green and white apparel, and drinking tequila. While people miss out the meaning of Cinco de Mayo – the Battle of Puebla anyone?- the best party this Cinco de Mayo can be found tomorrow night on a bike, and looking up at the sky.

The Ovarian-Psycos Bicycle Brigade, an all-women bicycle collective with Eastside roots, are having their monthly Luna Ride, or Full Moon ride, tomorrow night in one of the most exciting environments for the year. Tomorrow’s women-only ride will also have one of the largest full moons of the year.

The group will start gathering at 5 P.M. at Proyecto Jardin, a community garden in Boyle Heights, and will ride out at 5:30 to City Terrace to the Coyolxauhqui Statue, a memorial to the Aztec Moon Goddess. Proyecto Jardin will also have a salsa contest before the ride that is open to the public.

Tomorrow’s super moon will appear to look 14% larger and 30% brighter than other full moons in 2012. The super moon will reach perigee, or the point it gets closest to the earth in its elliptical path, at 8:34 pm.

The Ovarian-Psycos are an all-women bicycle group that advocate for increasing women-ridership, but also increase social awareness on issues surrounding women. The Ovarian-Psycos have had Luna rides since their inception. The ride shows how women’s menstrual cycles have connection to the moon cycle. This is an all-women ride, and it is open to bicyclists of all skill level.

For more information about the event, go to the Ovarian-Psycos event page.

To see Eastside Streetsblog’s coverage of the Ovarian-Psycos, click here.

Check out this video below made by NASA to learn more about tomorrow’s Super Moon, and even tips on what to look for to make the moon look largest.

Although I am a “gringo” or “paddy”, I know enough about Mexican history to tell misinformed Yanquis that Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican Independence day. I also share your dismay at the commercialization–a problem with other holidays, too.
Viva Mexico!

Anonymous

Those who party hardest know least. The same is true for Saint Patrick’s Day.

Although I know nothing about either holiday, I do not use it as an excuse to to drink myself stupid.

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